Mumbai, September 23: A teenager in Navi Mumbai, who appears to be a student, sustained major burn injuries after he accidently stepped on a live wire. A CCTV footage has come to the fore which shows the boy unknowingly stepping on the live wire left open on a pathway. As soon as he stepped on it, an explosion-like sound was hurt and a minor fire erupted.

The victim was struck by the blaze, with flames seen to have engulfed his feet. The condition of the boy could not be ascertained but local media sources claimed that he was rushed to a nearest medical facility. Assam: Power Dept Employee Robin Das Electrocuted in Biswanath District, APDCL Announces Rs 2.5 Lakh Compensation.

Another angle of the CCTV clip shows the boy, who was carrying a backpack, immediately throwing away his bag and running towards a water drum. He then frantically pours water on his feet and legs which were caught in the blaze.

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The incident comes days after the Seawoods police in Navi Mumbai booked a case against the Raje Shiv Chhatrapati Ganpati Mandal, after five people suffered electric shock at a Ganesh visarjan being carried out by them. The group was charged with the IPC section related to "causing hurt by negligence".

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